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AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state

July 26, 2023 | By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 percent pay raise over four years, including a 4 percent raise this year. The contract also expands parental leave to 12 weeks and calls for new joint…

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OPINION: Tier 2 State worker pensioners could use Amendment 1 to revolt for a fair deal

September 19, 2022 | By Mark Glennon, Wirepoints

Among many consequences going unreported that will ensue if Amendment 1 passes is the end of exclusive bargaining power for government unions. If voters approve the amendment in November, any group of public workers will have a constitutional right to bargain for most anything they want through whatever representatives they want. In other words, they…

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